Why is Christmas so disappointing

[EternalOptimist]

Look, I might have had ten pints, but I have this theory.

Christmas is at the end of the year, its caps the year, it is the annual year-orgasm. We have spring, it warms up, we have summer, its warm and nice, then it gets cooler and the leaves fall down. Finally we get a cold spell, then right at the end, we have Christmas to make us all feel better again.

Except Christmas is not at the end of Winter, its near the beginning, which screws all the planning up. I reckon we should either move winter forward two months, or move Christmas back to Easter.

hic

[RichardCranium]

Christmas is spoiled by it being terminated by the end of the New Year holidays. All that good cheer is wrecked by "Right, back to work you bastards".

Christmas / Boxing Day should cease to be a bank holiday - then those faiths that want to celebrate the religious festival (the Christians and the, er, other Christians) on whatever date they see appropriate.

New Year should cease to be a bank holiday except in Scotland where they know how to do it.

Instead, we should have a week off starting the day before the Winter Solstice. It should be a time for giving gifts like warm socks, gloves and scarves or warming pies or drink. And time for fitting winter tyres and lagging the loft.

That would better prepare us for the cold of January.

Waddya think?

[hyperD]

Christmas should be like Octoberfest - 16 days of continual drunken fun.

[SuperZ]

Christmas is during the most depressing time of the year - winter.

I would prefer it in the summer so I can do the things that I want to do when not at work, rather than be forced to do the same boring crap each winter Christmas such as stay stuck indoors or hit the shops when every other person seems to be doing the same. I'd rather hit the beach or go hiking or something.

Oh and I can't stand the commercialism of Christmas. It's such a con. It should be banned, along with religions

[TykeMerc]

I like Christmas.

The thing that irritates me is the shops, advertising and decorations going up months in advance. Christmas is fun if it's a couple of weeks max.

[thunderlizard]

Yes, we should revert to medieval Christmas. Not a glimpse of tinsel until December 25th, then 12 days constant partying presided over by a Lord of Misrule.

[shaunbhoy]

It will all be phased out once the GW Gestapo get up to speed anyway.
If they can just get their arithmetic and story right, and lock down them goalposts.

[Gonzo]

Christmas is during the most depressing time of the year - winter.

I would prefer it in the summer so I can do the things that I want to do when not at work, rather than be forced to do the same boring crap each winter Christmas such as stay stuck indoors or hit the shops when every other person seems to be doing the same. I'd rather hit the beach or go hiking or something.

Where I am Christmas does fall in the summer. It also coincides with the long school summer holiday.

Many firms shut down completely for two or three weeks and staff take the majority of their leave at this time.

It is probably better for quality of life but a nightmare for productivity and my favourite bakery is going to be shut for another week yet.

It also means that winter, without a break, seems to go on and on and on.

[Cliphead]

Christmas should be like Octoberfest - 16 days of continual drunken fun.

It isn't?

[norrahe]

A great time of year to receive tat you don't want, only to pass it onto charity shops.

It's the hype about the food, from November onwards, you have instructions on how to cook the "perfect turkey", re-runs of Delia, Jamie, Nigella, Hugh F-W specials that hacks me off.

You'd think people had never cooked a turkey in their life...

Bah Humbug!